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sophacles 6 hours ago

You can find data centers by looking for hvac units in satellite photos.

hirako2000 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You can make a few phone calls. Maintenance is not avoidable until boston dynamics figure out how to clean the toilets at least.

Ekaros 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Probably also grid connections like size of transformers and if there is prominent number of trucks going in and out.

jmalicki 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The relative lack of trucks is what would identify the data center. The only other buildings like that are warehouses, which have a lot more trucks going in and out relatively speaking.

hnlmorg 3 hours ago | parent [-]

In rural areas maybe. But plenty of data centres are in cities too. And European cities are not generally known for an abundance of parking spaces.

jmalicki 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The giant kilometer by kilometer hyperscaler data centers aren't in cities.